Novig leaves Google for Stanford
He oversaw search serch algorithms and is now going to be a jolly good fellow
Artificial intelligence expert Peter Norvig is leaving Google and joining the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI this fall as a Distinguished Education Fellow.
Microsoft’s Azure mitigates mega DDoS attack
Largest in the world
Microsoft said its Azure cloud service mitigated a 2.4 terabytes per second (Tbps) distributed denial of service attack this year, at the end of August, representing the largest DDoS attack recorded to date.
Apple slashes iPhone cash cow numbers
Moves to cut sales due to the "global chip shortage"
Fruity cargo cult Apple has slashed production of its iPhone 13 cash cow by as many as 10 million units.
PCs still thriving
Sixth quarter of growth
Remember when Steve Jobs predicted that the iPhone would replace the PC? It looks like that particular divination failed.
HDT snaps up half of Spacecom
Providing satellite capacity to a communication services provider
Hungaro DigiTel (HDT), a joint subsidiary of 4iG and Antenna Hungária, has entered into a final agreement with Spacecom to acquire a 51 percent stake in the company.
TSMC and Sony build new factory in Japan
Fighting the global shortage
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, and Sony are considering joint construction of a semiconductor factory in western Japan amid a global chip shortage.
Germans to have first driverless train
Make sure they will run on time
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and industrial group Siemens on Monday unveiled the world's first automated, driverless train in the city of Hamburg.
Google wants to expand Fuchsia
Wants it on new smart devices and form factors
Search engine Google is looking to expand the Fuchsia operating system from its current home on the Nest Hub to additional smart devices and other form factors.
UK government has another go at censoring the internet
It is easier than putting food on shelves
In the middle of a crisis where it can’t put petrol in cars and food on shelves, the UK government has decided that it is a good time to censor the internet.
Qualcomm boss flat out
Amon needs to get people to make his chips
The new boss of Qualcomm, Cristiano Amon, is flat out rushing around the world trying to get people to make his chips for him.